Sod-pulverizer and weed-destroyer.



A. VEITL.

SOD PULVERIZER AND WEED DESTROYER. APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1911.

1,038,240. Patented Sept. 10, 1912.

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COLUMBIA PLANOCIRAPH :0" WASHINGTON, D. c.

A. VEITLL. SOD PULVERIZER AND WEED DESTROYER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1911.

Patented Sept. 1 0, 1912.

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COLUMBIA PLANOCIRAFH cO-, WASHING oimion;

ALBERT VEITL, OF DEADWOOD, SOUTH DAKOTA.

SOD-PULVERIZER AND WEED DESTROYER.

Specification of Letters'P-atent. Patented Sept. 10,1912.

Applicationfiled September 26, 1911. Serial No. 651,421.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERTVEITL, citizen of the United States, residing at Deadwood, in the county of Lawrence and State of South Dakota, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Sod-Pulven izers and Weed-Destroyers, of which the.

following is a'specification.

This invention relates to improvementsin agricultural implements of the class employed for pulverizing the soil and destroymg weeds after the plowing operations and prior to the seeding,1and operating as a combined harrow and-'pulverizer.=

Another object of the invention is to produce a simply constructed machine which takes the place of an ordinary harrow'. but

also disintegrates weeds, grass, corn stubble" and accumulationsof a like nature and prepares the $011 for the seeding operatlons.

With these and other objects in view, the inventlon consists lIlCGItEtlIl novelifeatures" to in the following description and indicatedin all the views of the accompanying. drawings by the same reference characters.

The improved device comprises a main supporting frame represented as awhole at 10 and preferably rectangular, andformed of metal of sufficient strength to withstand the strains to which it willbe subjected when in use and likewise to resist any tendency, to; twist when one of the bearing wheels drops into a depression or rut.

The frame 10 supports an axle 11 to which carrier wheels l213 are j ournaled. A tongue frame is coupled to the axle and comprises two bars 14 preferably of L iron which extend over the forward member of the frame 10. The bars 14 are secured in any suitable manner to the axle, as for instance by clips 15, and are provided with spacer blocks 16-17 at the ends. The axle 11 is furthermore coupled to the members 14 by braces 18, so that the members 14 are rigidly supported relativeto the axle. The draft tongue, a portion of which is represented at 19, is bolted or otherwise secured to the members 14 beneath their forward ends.

,' Pivoted= at its ends between the; side lmembers. of the frame 10 and rearwardly aplnrality of' rearwardly directed rods 21, the rods being curved downwardly lat: their rear ends and forming combined lraker. teeth and clearers for the rotating iineiiibers as hereafter explained. Bolted or.

:otherwise secured between themembers 14 jini advance of the forward :member of the iframe: 10 is a-plate 22 having a. ratchet.

*{segment23 formed-in its upper edge... Pivioted at'24 tothe plate 22,.is a lever 25 haviing a pawl 26 arranged to engage. the :ratchet teeth of the plate and with a grip j lever 27 connected to the pawl and contvenientlto-ithe handle of the'lever. The lever :-oftheaxle, is a head member 20 having l25iextendsbelow the 'pivot'24 andiscurvedi irearwardly, as shown at 28, and ex- ;t'ends over the forward member. of the g'franie 10... By. this arrangement it willbe iobviouslthatr when the lever 25 is moved jirearwardly, the extension 28 will. bear upon the frame 10 in advance ofithe axle land thus'depress the forward end and elevate therear endand thus correspond- Qinglyelevate the bar 20 and the teeth 21; A chain 29wis connected atone end to the textension 28' of the lever and connected at:

tits otherend toan arnr 30 rising from the ibar 20. By: this arrangement it will-.be ob-- Evious that when thelever 25 is, actuated to.

{cause theextension 28 todepressthe for:

{ward portion of the frame, the chain 29. loo-acting; with the arm 30,.will oscillate the bar 20 upon its feet and elevate the fingers f 21...to a greater. extent. than. they. would be elevated by the depression of the forward .end of. the frame.

J ournaled at 31 in the side members of the frame 10 rearwardly of the bar 20, is'a roller 32 having a plurality of rods 33 extending radially therefrom and preferably arranged in screw-like form as shown. The rods 33 are so spaced that each rod passes between a pair of the fingers 21. A drivers seat 34 is connected to one of the members 14 preferably by a standard 35.

A chainwheel 36 is connected to one of the bearing wheels, preferably the wheel 12 while a chain pinion 37 is connected to the pivot 31 of the drum 32 with a chain 38 leading over the chain wheel and its pinion, so that as the machine is drawn forward the motion of the bearing wheel is imparted to the drum 32 and causes the rods 33 to act as picker teeth against the soil.

With the machine thus constructed, it will be obvious that as the machine is drawn forward, the teeth 21 drag over the soil, while the teeth or rods 33 being rapidly r0- tated disintegrate the sods, corn stubble and other obstructions and thoroughly pulverize them and tear the weeds loose from the soil, while the rods or dragging teeth 21 counteract the action of the beater teeth 33, causing them to thoroughly break up the particles of weeds, corn stalks or stubble and other material of a similar nature and likewise effectually breaks up the larger particles of manure or other like material which may have been deposited upon the soil. The arrangement of the lever 25 operating over the segment 22-23 enables the operator to adjust the frame and its attachments relative to the soil so as to operate at a greater or lesser depth and thus control the operation of the beater and the raker teeth.

The beater teeth 33 being arranged in a screw-like form only a fewof the teeth engage the soil at the same time, thus decreasing the draft without decreasing the efliciency.

The improved devlce is simple in constructlon, can be inexpensively manufactured,and operates effectually for the purposes described.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. In a machine of the class described, an axle having bearing wheels, a supporting frame swinging upon said axle, a plurality of rearwardly directed raker teeth mounted to swing upon said frame rearwardly of said axle, a drum mounted for rotation upon said frame rearwardly of said raker teeth, a plurality of beater teeth extending radially from said drum, each beater tooth operating between a pair of the raker teeth, and means for simultaneously elevating said raker teeth and the rear portion of the frame and the beater teeth carried thereby.

2. In a machine of the class described, an axle having bearing wheels, a supporting frame swinging upon said axle, a head member pivoted in said frame rearwardly of the axle, a plurality of raker teeth connected to said head and extending rearwardly thereof, a drum mounted for rotation upon said frame rearwardly of said head, a plurality of beater teeth extending radially from said drum, each beater tooth operating between a pair of the raker teeth, a tongue frame connected to said axle and extending forwardly above the supporting frame, a lever swinging from said tongue frame and including a rearward extension bearing upon the supporting frame, and means for holding said lever in adjusted position.

3. In a machine of the class described, an axle having bearing wheels, a supporting frame swinging upon said axle, a head member pivoted in said frame rearwardly of the I axle, a plurality of raker teeth connected to said head and extending rearwardly there- 'of, a drum mounted for rotation upon said frame rearwardly of said head, a plurality of beater teeth extending radially from said drum, each beater tooth operating between a pair of the raker teeth, a tongue frame connected to said axle and extending forwardly above the supporting frame, a lever swinging from said tongue frame and including a rearward extension bearing upon the supporting frame, means for holding said lever in adjusted position, and coupling means between said lever extension and said raker head.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT VEITL. [a s.]

Witnesses:

JOSEPH SGHWING, S. B. ZACABE.

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